SOMA is a type of group therapy that was developed especially for people who have experienced slavery, been tortured, and/or currently live under the control of repressive governments. The goal of SOMA is to awaken people to their natural access to freedom and fulfillment.

I found out about SOMA this morning, while doing a Google search for "MCE NWO." There is a great deal of info about it on the web for anyone curious enough to do some searching. The focus of the therapy is based upon extensive research of people who have lived, and in some cases, continue to live and survive in authoritarian states.

One feature common to these individuals is a physical armoring that develops characterized by a tightening and constricting the musculature. It is apparently a natural defense mechanism of self-protection when living under prolonged states of repression/oppression.

My weekend is already overbooked, but I will try to attend one of these showings as I would really like to see it. It will be appearing in other cities in the coming months if anyone's interested enough to do a search.

Lawren

SOMA: An Anarchist Therapy, in Los Angeles

SOMA is a documentary about a group therapy in Brazil which incorporates capoeira, Wilhelm Reich, and anarchism. SOMA is used by therapists organized in anarchist collectives to fight the psychological effects of authoritarianism. Nick Cooper, the producer of the documentary, has extensively traveled in Latin America and recently has toured the US with his film and his workshop on the East Coast and in the South. He will be in Los Angeles for 4 days. ... Full report: Soma: an anarchist therapy by Nick Cooper # 8/17 6:30 p.m. Tia Chucha's, 12737 Glenoaks Blvd., #22